Fastening means for water-closets and the like.



W. H. LLOYD. FASTENlNG MEANS FOR WATER CLOSETS AND THE LIKE. APPLICAHONFILED AUG.Z3. 1910.

1 217 965 Patented Mar. 6, 1917 @45 a @Qm UNITED srargzs PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIA H. LLOYD, or cnr'cneo, ILLINOIS.

ras'rnnmo Means son wnrnx cLosn'rs AND THE LIKE.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that l, lViLLIAM H. LLOYD, a

citizen of the United States, and resident of cially to the manner offastening the bowl of the closet, or other plumbing fixture, to the sidewall of a'room, as Willm re fully appear 'from the following detaileddescription and drawing; in which, i

l Figure 1 is a side elevation of hi lbowl, the fastening means beingshown in vertieal section, together with a slabor wall, and

Fig. 2 is a detailed view of the fastening means as employed in myinvention, w1th a. soil pipe attachment.

My invention is especially fitted for use with the so-called wall-typeof water closet in which the bowl 1 has its entire support by means of asoil pipe connection 14, thus leaving a clear and unobstructed spacebeneath the bowl and floor; and, as therear portion of the bowl is madeflat it can very easily be fastened to the wall or slab so as 'to leavepractically no space between the wall and One object of my invention isto provide a method of fastening which may be used in structures wherecomparatively light or thin marble walls or slabs are employed, andwhere any excess strain or pull might crack or dislodge the slab, andyetwhich will give the requisite element of stability.

It is necessary in water closets of this type that the connecting orfastening means be stiff and rigid and the bowl be retained in itsproper horizontal position so as to take all" undue strainsXfrom thewall or slab and at the same timlprevent leaks or breaks be-. tween theoutlet and soil-pipe jointsl.

One form of my invention is disclosed pressure or strains thereon.

in Figs. 1 and 2, and is intended to loc put into use in cases where theWall or slab is constructed of heavy materials or is of greatthiknessfiso that there is not much probe? 0 Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Mar. 6, 191,7.

Application flied August 23, 1910. Serial No. 578,582.

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strains, etc.

In this form I employ a collar 13 which is very wide, has no boltstaking up against the rear side of the wall or slab, and has an internalscrew-thread for the purpose of meshing with the external thread on thesoil-pipe connection 14 leading to the waste or soil-pipe 15.

This collar 13 is also provided with a flange, as shown at 17 see Fig.1, in order to form a seat for a gasket 18 so as to create a water tightjoint in the usual manner, the bowl 16 having a cut out portion ordepression 12, at the outlet thereof, as is shown in Fi 1 of thedrawing.

more perfect water tight joint may be obtained by employing anadditional gasket 19 in conjunction with a nut 20, which latter overlapsthe soil-pipe connection 14 and the rear edge of the collar 13 andcompress the gasket 19.

The method ofinstalling my device is as follows: The collar 13 isslipped over the hub of soil pipe connection 14 and is firmly fastenedin place by means of the screw threads on the collar meshing with theextern? thread on the soil pipe connection, the xtensions or projections21 being provided, ,with screw threaded apertures gllihi which rods 22are passed and ex- ,n-df 'nto the apertures formed in the sides of 1cbowl 16, thus holding the bowl firmly ii place and flush against theheavy wall or slab 23; the proper position of collar 13 beingperpendicular to the soil pipe connection 14 and substantially parallelwith the wall or slab; the gaskets 18 andlS) having been previouslyinserted and being compressed into place by means of the flange 17 andnut 20, thus creating a water-tight joint.

It is thus seen that by employing my improved method of fastening. thebowl 16 is prevented from dropping or sagging away from the wall or slaband the pressure and strains on the wall or slab caused by the bowl, areevenly distributed and spread over the entire fixture by the fasteningmeans thus preventing loose joints, leaks,'or dam age to the wall orslab by reason of undue What I do claim as novel and original, anddesire to obtain by Letters Patent, is

' i '1. The combination of a soil-pipe, a bowl 75 is made screw-threadedso as to take around BEST AVAILABLE COP 2 provided with a vertical rearface having a disc-harge-opening therein, a eylindrieal memher adaptedto have sere\\'-threaded engagement with the soil-pipe and having aflared end adapted to surround the diseharg ge-opening in the howl saidmemher heing provided with integral arms disposed radially. meansintermediate of the arms and the howl for set-tiring the latter inplaee. witlr means atljnstahly seem-ed ahont the soil-pipe and saidmemher for ell'eeting a water-tight eonneetion.

2. The eomhination of a soil pipe provided with a lateral (:onneetionexternally threaded, a howl provided with a vertieal rear face having adischarge-opening them in, said disharge-opening being surrounded by acounter-sunk portion, a eylimlrieal memher, adapted toserew onto thelateral eonnection, of the soil-pipe and provided with a flared endadapted to extend into the mnnter-sunk portion of the how] aiid toreeeivo fluid-tight forming means in said flared end, said memhei heinprovided with integral arms disposed radially, a gasketwompressingmemher adapted to screw onto the NHl-plpt end oi said Q'lllltll'ltitlllltln

